Bodleian Libraries, Oxford, England
See also: the 14th century manuscript from North Italy (Genoa?)
Contributed by Dien Ho
The Nine Circles of Hell, as Depicted in LEGO (2012)
“Here’s a series of play sets that won’t be debuting in the toy aisle anytime soon. Sculptor Mihai Mihu has built this fantastic and creepy nine-part collection of LEGO dioramas based on Dante Alighieri’s Inferno. Witness the Divine Comedy depicted in tiny plastic bricks, from the River Styx to the frozen head of Satan.” [. . .] –Cyriaque Lamar, io9, May 12, 2012
Contributed by Carol Chiodo
See also:
The Telegraph, August 17, 2013 (note that in slide 10, the artist says that he knew the structure of Dante’s vision of hell, but that he didn’t read the Commedia, because he wanted to imagine his own version of punishments for each given sin/s)
Contributed by Leslie Morgan
Dante Alighieri Battleship
“Here are photographs of my model of the Italian dreadnought battleship Dante Alighieri. It is built in 1:550 scale. Dante Alighieri is the only battleship that I know of that is named after a poet. Dante Alighieri was the first battleship designed with triple turrets and was allegedly the fastest battleship in the world upon entering into service. As with the other Italian battleships, her career during World War I was uneventful, being limited to the bombardment of Durazzo in October 1918. Unfortunately, her main armament arrangement did not permit accommodation for modernization due to space limitations, so she was scrapped in 1928. The model represents the ship as built and before her 1923 modernization when her forward funnels were raised and she was given a tripod foremast. With her four funnels, she is a very interesting ship.” –Gregory Shoda, SteelNavy
Contributed by Bernard Barryte
“Alchemists Needed for Mets’ Golden Anniversary”
“Two years ago, I quoted Dante in warning Met fans to expect nothing. (“Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.”) That still works in 2012. But Mets fans need to take stock of the hope and humor that course underground, like a long-forgotten creek under a municipal dump.” [. . .] –George Vecsey, The New York Times, March 31, 2012
“Nel Mezzo del Cammin…”
Contributed by Patrick Molloy
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